June Twenty-Fourth 09

Very good show this week. I had the opportunity to see Ted Leo and the Pharmacists as well as Titus Andronicus at Toad's Place. Went with Steve (DJ on after me, I don't have a link) as well as Chelsea. We met up with several other WHUS staffers including Derek of WHUS' "Der Ohrwurm", and Stephanie and Meghana of their currently untitled program. Ted and Titus proved once again, the power of Garden State rock and/or roll musics. Needless to say, a good time was had by all.

I was lucky enough to score an interview with the dudes from Titus Andronicus. I sat down with Patrick Stickles (gtr, vox, lyrics, and probably some other stuff) for a solid 30 minutes, talking about Jersey (Maxwell's, Ramapo College), Ted Leo passing the torch, van mishaps, and all other kinds of good shit. I whittled our conversation down to about 25 minutes, and if anyone knows a place where I can host it online, give me a shout. I'd love to get it out there. I also sat down briefly with Ian Graetzer (bass), Eric Harm (drums), and Liam Betson (gtr, and I think backing vox) and we basically covered the same shit. 'Twas good.

The interviews took up almost half the show, so not a whole lot of tunes this week, but still more than enough to keep you, the loyal listener (reader?) satisfied. Unfortunately, I did forget the 7" and the live LP i picked up from Titus Andronicus after the show, which kind of killed my idea to play that stuff. Oh well, there's always next show. Anyway, let's take a look, shall we?

** = new

#. title - artist - album - label - year (this is specific or vague as the information I have at hand)

1. You Go On Ahead (Trumpet Trumpet II) - Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer - Jagjaguwar **
2. Hot On Your Heels - Mint Chicks - PDX Pop Now! 2009 **

3. Slushy - The Vaselines - Enter the Vaselines - Sub Pop **
4. Jack Nance Hair - Comet Gain - Broken Record Prayers - What's Your Rupture? **
5. No Home - The Ettes - Danger Is - Take Root **
6. Ghosts - The Ettes - Shake the Dust - Sympathy for the Record Industry - 2006
7. Prizefighter - Eels - Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire - Vagrant **

8. Can't Keep Time - Foreign Born - Person to Person - Secretly Canadian **
9. I Was Born (A Unicorn) - The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? - Alien8 - 2003
10. When I Died - The Thermals - We Were Sick - Kill Rock Stars **
11. Walkin' Blue - Sonic Youth - The Eternal - Matador **
12. Sons of Cain - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - Living with the Living - Touch and Go - 2007

Patrick Stickles interview

13. Albert Camus - Titus Andronicus - The Airing of Grievances - XL - 2009

Band Interview

14. Country Wide - Liam the Younger - Summertime Showcase 2009 - Underwater Peoples **
15. Waking Up Drunk - Spider Bags - A Celebration of Hunger - Birdman - 2007
16. Crazy Rhythms - The Feelies - Crazy Rhythms - 1980

17. All the Time - Vivian Girls - Vivian Girls - In the Red - 2008

Old playlist: June 17th 2009 (Extra Innings)

Ah yes. I was lucky enough to catch Mika Miko, the Strange Boys, the Coathangers, Fiasco, and the Germs M.I.A. (who's music was more reminiscent of the LA band The Germs than M.I.A. but kind of sucked anyway...) at the Market Hotel in Brooklyn on June 13th. Good show, unfortunately because of how late the show started, I only got to see the first few songs from Mika Miko before I had to catch my train back to CT. Fiasco, a band native to Brooklyn went on second and played some pretty cool guitar heavy rock with solos and fretboard tapping all over the place. The Coathangers played next, who I have to say, and were probably my favorite of the bands we saw. I didn't expect them to be bad or anything, but they definitely met and exceeded my expectations. Great set. A lot of energy, a lot of instrument switching (the girl who started out on gtr/vox moved to drums before the night was over. The girl who started on drums also provided some gtr, bass, and vox, and the bassplayer switched to guitar for a song or two), balloon tossing, beer drinking, and some fire. The girl who started on drums (I'm not familiar enough with them to know them by first name) took her shirt off, accidentally threw it on a light and ended up having to stomp the fire out, leaving maybe half of her shirt. Considering it was a t-shirt with the midriff and sleeves cut off, she had maybe a quarter of a shirt left overall. The Strange Boys did a jam-packed set including a CCR cover. I did a short interview (maybe 6 or 7 minutes) with Ryan Sambol of the Strange Boys before the show. We talked about their touring history, meeting up with Mika Miko, and the new album they hope to have out in early 2010. Unfortunately, the audio wasn't too hot (a mix of me talking too loud, and Ryan speaking very softly) so I doubt I'll post it here (f I get a request for it, I might). Steve was a little late too, so in addition to the interview, I got an extra 25 minutes or so to play some stuff off of some records I recently purchased. So here's the playlist:

** = new

#. title - artist - album - label - year (this is specific or vague as the information I have at hand)

1. Dragon's Lair - Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer - Jagjaguwar **
2. Over It - Dinosaur Jr - Farm - Jagjaguwar **

3. Straight Into a Storm - Deer Tick - Born on Flag Day - Partisan **
4. Love Like a Sunset Part 1 - Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Glassnote **
5. Love Like a Sunset Part 2 - Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Glassnote **
6. Gamma Ray - Jay Reatard - Gamma Ray 7" [Beck] - Interscope - 2008
7. My Baby Wants Me Dead - Vivian Girls - Wild Eyes 7" - Plays With Dolls - 2008

8. Totion - Mika Miko - We Be Xuxa - Post Present Medium **
9. Time Passing - The Coathangers - Scramble - Suicide Squeeze - 2009

Ryan Sambol of the Strange Boys interview

10. Should Have Show Paul - Strange Boys - And Girls Club - In the Red - 2009
11. MLKs - Strange Boys - And Girls Club - In the Red - 2009

12. Useful Chambers - Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca - Domino **
13. Fine for Now - Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest - Warp **
14. Naoka's F - Syclops - I've Got My Eye on You - DFA - 2008
15. 5 Out - Syclops - I've Got My Eye on You - DFA - 2008

16. I Heard it Through the Grapevine - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory - 1970

17. White Wife - Mi Ami - Watersports - Quarterstick - 2009
18. Dusk - Pocahaunted [w/ Bobb Bruno and Cameron Stallones] - Passage - Troubleman Unlimited **
19. Veil - Pocahaunted [w/ Bobb Bruno and Cameron Stallones] - Passage - Troubleman Unlimited **

Old playlist: June 10th 2009

I can't seem to find the playlist from the May 28 show, but I do have the June 10th playlist (I took June 3rd off, so nothing from that show anyway. Thanks to Neil for covering). Nothing important to report on, except that this was the week the new Sonic Youth album, The Eternal, came out, so I did a Sonic Youth set. Anyway, here's the list...

** = new

#. title - artist - album - label - year (this is specific or vague as the information I have at hand)

1. Laughing With a Mouth of Blood - St. Vincent - Actor - 4AD **
2. Gimme Sympathy - Metric - Fantasies **

3. Girlfriend - Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Glassnote (?) **
4. Remade Horizon - Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca - Domino **
5. Friday XIII - Deer Tick - Born on Flag Day - Partisan **
6. They're Building the Death Camps - Strange Boys - And Girls Club - In the Red - 2009

7. What We Know - Sonic Youth - The Eternal - Matador **
8. Schizophrenia - Sonic Youth - Sister - DGC - 1994 CD Reissue
9. Paper Cup Exit - Sonic Youth - Sonic Nurse - DGC - 2006
10. Bull in the Heather - Sonic Youth - Experimental, Jet Set, Trash and No Star - DGC - 1994
11. Antenna - Sonic Youth - The Eternal - Matador **

12. Life During Wartime - Talking Heads - Fear of Music - Warner - 2005 Dual Disc Reissue
13. Blues Not Speed - Mika Miko - We Be Xuxa - Post Present Medium **
14. Turkey Sandwich - Mika Miko - We Be Xuxa - Post Present Medium **
15. Lost - Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II - Rykodisc - 1999 CD Reissue
16. Blanket of Weeds - Meat Puppets - Sewn Together - Megaforce **
17. All At Once - Liechtenstein - Survival Strategies in a Modern World - Slumberland **

18. State Numbers - Magik Markers - Balf Quarry - Drag City **
19. In Mind (Bandulu Remix) - Slowdive - Souvlaki - Castle Music - 2006 Reissue
20. Spiderwebbed - Tortoise - Tortoise - Thrill Jockey - 1994
21. Leb Wohl - NEU! - NEU! '75 - 1975
22. Jaqueline - Durutti Column - LC - Facory - 1981

23. Lookin' Out My Back Door - Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory - 1970

Toad's Place, New Haven

Me + Ted Leo

(ps - I'll have older playlists up soon, I swear)
(pps - maybe some audio too...)